Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 > Is it ever okay to sleep on your stomach after THR? > > Vicki in TX > Hi Vicki, I did sleep on my stomach around 7 weeks after surgery but had to be VERY CAREFUL getting back over,etc..but, i was totally uncomfortable as my back was killing afrom a leg length discrepance tht jsut got fixed two weeks ago when i had my other hip done... I am curious to hear what you find out about this! Thaks, let me know > > The information contained in this message and any attachments is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from copying, distributing, or using the information. Please contact the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the original message from your system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 In a message dated 8/7/2004 9:49:59 AM Central Standard Time, sagebush2020@... writes: I had no trouble lying down, nor getting back out of bed. The real challenges were in between the two. ______ When I go to the pool and try to lay on the webbed chairs afterward, if I get on my stomach, I can't get a purchase on anything to get turned back over, and look like a beached whale flipping around. <<<I really felt a tightness in the hamstrings (are those in front?) when I bent my operated leg backward. I felt a tightnness in the other one, too, but less. No, the hamstrings are in the back. They are what you use to get your foot toward your butt by bending your knee when on stomach. What's tight is the quad, in front, because it goes across two joints, and having your hip in extension doesn't give it any slack. <<<<I then tried a straight-leg rise with each leg. The non-operated one was easy to lift, but the 9-week old leg was virtually a no-go. Can you do a good kick out sitting? (that's knee extension), and can you lift your hip as if marching? (hip flexion, but do it leaning backward a bit so as not to get into contraindicated range). These are the two components of the straight leg raise, but with straight leg raise, your leg "weighs more" because of the longer lever arm with SLR. Were you one of those who was told not to do SLR after your surgery? Be sure to bend your good leg with your foot flat on the bed when trying SLR with the operated one.....it helps to anchor your back. y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 In a message dated 8/7/2004 1:07:10 PM Central Standard Time, sagebush2020@... writes: On that topic, I have a hangnail I'm concerned about. Can you...? _____ Um......chew it off, darlin......that's what I do. Unless, of course, its on your toe, in which case you don't get to bend down that far. >>>In reality, I was unable to do SLR for a couple of weeks after my surgery because a muscle having atrophied. Sounds like you're having trouble with the hip flexion end of things.....might want to start with the sitting exercise you tried, remembering the 90 degree angle at the hip rule. When you start SLR, you may want to start by having your leg up on some pillows. The part closer to the 90 degrees is easier than the initial lifting off the bed. Give it a shot......and if you still have problems, you might give the therapists at the rehab place you were at a call.... y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 y First I'd like to say that I really appreciate your input. It's amazing how much you give of your own time for others, sometimes for questions that shouldn't even be directed at you. On that topic, I have a hangnail I'm concerned about. Can you...? Just kidding. In your message to me, you said: Can you do a good kick out sitting? (that's knee extension), and can you lift your hip as if marching? (hip flexion, but do it leaning backward a bit so as not to get into contraindicated range). ---------------- y I just tried it. Yes I can do both, although not with 100 percent ease. If I don't lean back as you suggested, it hurts a bit. You also asked: Were you one of those who was told not to do SLR after your surgery? --------------- Ha! My surgeon gave me virtually no warnings. I believe that he is a great body mechanic, but he truly lacks the people skills. He never answers my questions seriously, and seem to be trying to imitate the early Jerry when he talks with me. I'm serious. Almost everything I've learned, I've learned from sites like this one the WWW. So I cannot answer that question. In reality, I was unable to do SLR for a couple of weeks after my surgery because a muscle having atrophied. Ciao Staninfr <<<<I then tried a straight-leg rise with each leg. The non-operated one was easy to lift, but the 9-week old leg was virtually a no-go. Can you do a good kick out sitting? (that's knee extension), and can you lift your hip as if marching? (hip flexion, but do it leaning backward a bit so as not to get into contraindicated range). These are the two components of the straight leg raise, but with straight leg raise, your leg " weighs more " because of the longer lever arm with SLR. Were you one of those who was told not to do SLR after your surgery? Be sure to bend your good leg with your foot flat on the bed when trying SLR with the operated one.....it helps to anchor your back. y These are the two components of the straight leg raise, but with straight leg raise, your leg " weighs more " because of the longer lever arm with SLR. Were you one of those who was told not to do SLR after your surgery? Be sure to bend your good leg with your foot flat on the bed when trying SLR with the operated one.....it helps to anchor your back. y > In a message dated 8/7/2004 9:49:59 AM Central Standard Time, > sagebush2020@y... writes: > I had no trouble lying down, nor getting back out of bed. The > real challenges were in between the two. > ______ > When I go to the pool and try to lay on the webbed chairs afterward, if I get > on my stomach, I can't get a purchase on anything to get turned back over, > and look like a beached whale flipping around. > > <<<I really felt a tightness in the hamstrings (are those in front?) > when I bent my operated leg backward. I felt a tightnness in the > other one, too, but less. > > No, the hamstrings are in the back. They are what you use to get your foot > toward your butt by bending your knee when on stomach. What's tight is the > quad, in front, because it goes across two joints, and having your hip in > extension doesn't give it any slack. > > <<<<I then tried a straight-leg rise with each leg. The non- operated one > was easy to lift, but the 9-week old leg was virtually a no-go. > > Can you do a good kick out sitting? (that's knee extension), and can you lift > your hip as if marching? (hip flexion, but do it leaning backward a bit so as > not to get into contraindicated range). These are the two components of the > straight leg raise, but with straight leg raise, your leg " weighs more " > because of the longer lever arm with SLR. > > Were you one of those who was told not to do SLR after your surgery? Be sure > to bend your good leg with your foot flat on the bed when trying SLR with the > operated one.....it helps to anchor your back. > y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 y, I think he is talking about hip extension, prone lying....unable to lift the leg off the bed while lying on his stomach. Which means ...a) tight hip flexors, and/or ..b.) weak hip extensors (gluts). Marillyn scottyzpt@... wrote: In a message dated 8/7/2004 9:49:59 AM Central Standard Time, sagebush2020@... writes: I had no trouble lying down, nor getting back out of bed. The real challenges were in between the two. ______ When I go to the pool and try to lay on the webbed chairs afterward, if I get on my stomach, I can't get a purchase on anything to get turned back over, and look like a beached whale flipping around. <<<I really felt a tightness in the hamstrings (are those in front?) when I bent my operated leg backward. I felt a tightnness in the other one, too, but less. No, the hamstrings are in the back. They are what you use to get your foot toward your butt by bending your knee when on stomach. What's tight is the quad, in front, because it goes across two joints, and having your hip in extension doesn't give it any slack. <<<<I then tried a straight-leg rise with each leg. The non-operated one was easy to lift, but the 9-week old leg was virtually a no-go. Can you do a good kick out sitting? (that's knee extension), and can you lift your hip as if marching? (hip flexion, but do it leaning backward a bit so as not to get into contraindicated range). These are the two components of the straight leg raise, but with straight leg raise, your leg "weighs more" because of the longer lever arm with SLR. Were you one of those who was told not to do SLR after your surgery? Be sure to bend your good leg with your foot flat on the bed when trying SLR with the operated one.....it helps to anchor your back. y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 In a message dated 8/8/2004 11:59:35 AM Central Standard Time, mwelton@... writes: y, I think he is talking about hip extension, prone lying....unable to lift the leg off the bed while lying on his stomach. Which means ...a) tight hip flexors, and/or ..b.) weak hip extensors (gluts). _______ Oh.....the light dawns (I think). Yes.....with any hip flexion contracture, prone extension is gonna be a problem......but, of course, lying with a pillow under the stomach helps allow this. If the hip flexors are tight, all the more reason to get on one's stomach if one can safely. y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 y, based on your sage suggestions, I'm doing it on my stomach now. Thanks. Staninfr > In a message dated 8/8/2004 11:59:35 AM Central Standard Time, > mwelton@s... writes: > y, I think he is talking about hip extension, prone lying....unable to > lift the leg off the bed while lying on his stomach. Which means ...a) tight > hip flexors, and/or ..b.) weak hip extensors (gluts). > _______ > Oh.....the light dawns (I think). Yes.....with any hip flexion contracture, > prone extension is gonna be a problem......but, of course, lying with a pillow > under the stomach helps allow this. If the hip flexors are tight, all the > more reason to get on one's stomach if one can safely. > y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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